Yep. The person(s) who said "faking" don't know what they are talking about. Or they are messing w. you.

My punk ass climbing partner likes to say, "I'm ready to betray you now", and "betray is on". I told her to knock that shit off.

I climbed near a woman with small kids a few years back. She repeatedly told her kids, "You're on be-bay!" It was always in a loud, sing-song voice. My partners and I ask if we're "on be-bay" every now and then.

Yep. The person(s) who said "faking" don't know what they are talking about. Or they are messing w. you.

My punk ass climbing partner likes to say, "I'm ready to betray you now", and "betray is on". I told her to knock that shit off.

I climbed near a woman with small kids a few years back. She repeatedly told her kids, "You're on be-bay!" It was always in a loud, sing-song voice. My partners and I ask if we're "on be-bay" every now and then.

Thats hella funny. At work Will ask the new guys to get a left handed hammer. It's always funny when they go ask the boss for one.

Climbing on Suday with one of my buddy's I've climbed with for a couple years... We're at a rap anchor and he says some of that "TAG" looks like shite. I think I'm just hearing things wrong and we clean up the "tat" and put some new cord on the anchor... Next rap anchor he says it again "lets clean out that TAG and put something real to rap off of." OK this time I have to ask what's with the T A G? He says You know TAG and points at it.... Woah buddy... it's called tat. You know T A T. All these years ang he thought is was T A G haha I'm waiting for the next one now.

What is the difference between faking and flaking your rope before you start to climb? I have heard both used to mean the same thing, and I am looking for some concrete evidence on this.

In climbing, "flaking" means to stack your rope from one end to the other. It is also a sailing term, meaning to lay a rope out in parallel lines. In sailing, "faking" a rope means to coil it or figure-8 it neatly on the deck. This term is not used in climbing.